NHER 14242 (Structure record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1978. Field Observation.
A World War Two Pillbox. The pillbox is polygonal, constructed of concrete coated in brick, with small square openings rather than slits.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 November 1978.
1995. Field Observation.
This is a common 1940 type 22 pillbox. The pillbox is now overgrown.
Information from source [1] and record form (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
This pillbox is presumably associated with NHER 33782, an anti-aircraft gun or searchlight battery.
B. Cushion (NLA), August 1998.
Information copied from description field for NHER 33782 by D. Robertson (NLA), 14 March 2006.
November 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A surviving World War Two Type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S5). The earliest available aerial photographs showing this pillbox date from 1945 (S2) but it is likely that it was constructed around 1940. The pillbox is located at a road junction close to a railway bridge. It is possible that it was associated with an anti-aircraft gun or searchlight battery which was located immediately to the west of the railway line (NHER 33782).
J. Albone (NMP), 15 November 2007.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF51749 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1995. KHJ 29.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF69157 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/369 3027-8 08-JUN-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF69158 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/100 5238-9 30-MAR-1946 (NHER TF 9916A / TF 9916C).
- <S4> SNF69159 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1980. NHER TF 9916E (NLA 95/APU13) 15-JUL-1980.
- <S5> SNF69160 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95566 6-7 19-JUN-1995 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 1:23PM